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Why You Need to Ring the Freaking Cash Register

Both Sides of the Table

I remember just a decade ago in 2003 when we all laughed at how dumb people in the 90′s were talking about the race to “capture as many eyeballs as possible” before your competition. Delaying going out of business gives you way more chances at product / market fit than any other strategy I know of. Fair point.

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Telegraphing

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I recall when my partner Brad and I were raising our first USV fund, back in 2003, and potential investors wondered about my blogging habit. So many of our top-performing investments over the years came to us because of our telegraphing strategy. We explained that telegraphing would bring entrepreneurs to us.

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. 33:15 Have you noticed a change from 2003 to now in the “serendipity factor” of Santa Monica?

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Advice from Warren Rustand: Put Your Head Down and Walk Into the Storm

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In terms of pandemics, we remember avian flu (1997), SARS (2003) and MERS (2012). But we’ve all dealt with things that felt new and terrible at the time. Some of us remember the 2000 dot-com crash. Others recall the 2008 financial crisis. Think of the challenges you’ve already faced,” Rustand says.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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In 2003 one of their first investments was Qiigo, Mike Yavondite’s company. Do you think a multi-channel distribution strategy is important to guard against unforeseen changes? (51:30 But ultimately great people drive the ideas and Highland Capital is proactive in reaching out to entrepreneurs even at early stages. 51:30 – 1:02:40).

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Retool, Repurpose, Redeploy

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Eric Ludwig is a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Cleveland chapter, which he joined in 2003. He is also the founder and partner of Pulsar Eco Products. He recently shared with us how the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed him to put his EO learning to work.

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From Startup To Life-Changing Exit – The 4 Secrets Behind Ruby Receptionists’ Amazing Success

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2003, she started Ruby Receptionists , a one-of-a-kind virtual receptionist company where high-tech meets great people and 5-star performance. Our Forum thinks so highly of Jill that we nicknamed her JBoss — an honorific she more than earned. Here’s her story. He shares his successful business secrets at Real Simple Business.

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